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KALAMAZOO, Mich. \u2014 Head coach Paul Rice<\/a> and the Oakland Cross Country teams competed at the George Dales Invitational Friday, with the Golden Grizzlies placing seventh on the men’s side and ninth in the women’s race.<\/p>\n The Oakland men totaled 144 points to finish seventh, led by freshman Brody Karg<\/a>, who placed fourth overall with a time of 24:51.7. Freshman Gabe Litzner<\/a> followed in 31st at 26:00.0, while freshman Max Houvener<\/a> (37th, 26:16.5), freshman David Dubeck<\/a> (42nd, 26:22.3) and junior Collin Farmer<\/a> (43rd, 26:26.3) rounded out Oakland’s scoring five.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzly women recorded 200 points for ninth place, paced by sophomore Eliza Bush<\/a>, who finished eighth overall in 21:20.2. Fifth-year Makenna Scott<\/a> placed 42nd at 22:31.5, followed by sophomore Sophy Skeels<\/a> (49th, 22:42.9), sophomore Courtney Bovair<\/a> (52nd, 22:46.0) and fifth-year Amy Rowan<\/a> (53rd, 22:46.7).<\/p>\n The Black and Gold are back to running after a weekend off, as they will head to South Bend to compete in the prestigious Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame on Oct. 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field: For complete information on Oakland Cross Country\/Track and Field teams, follow the team on X at @OaklandTrackXC<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n